Cognomen Klods (Klotz 
, קלוד 
, Klods 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The surname Klods is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Austria, and Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Much less frequently, Klods is the forename as well as the last name.